Research Catalog

Title

• Native Americans and the legacy of Harry S. Truman / edited by Brian Hosmer.

Publication

Kirksville, Mo. : Truman State University Press, c2010.

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Details

Additional Authors

Hosmer, Brian C., 1960-

Description

xl, 168 p. : ill. ;23 cm.

Summary

President Truman was sympathetic to the plight of "our First Americans," but did not fully understand the nature of their struggles. Hosmer (U. of Tulsa) presents a balanced perspective provided by Native and non-Native historians, in light of the Indian Affairs policies that he inherited, on his contributions to Indian rights (re: voting, education, and military burial) and wrongs (termination of tribes' special status). Based in part on the Fourth Truman Legacy Symposium held in 2006 in Key West, FL, the volume includes images of the peoples involved and government documents, and the transcript of a 1960-61 interview shedding light on Truman's views.

Series Statement

• Truman legacy series ; v. 4

Uniform Title

Truman legacy series v. 4.

Subject

• 1953-1961
• Indian termination policy
• Indians of North America > Cultural assimilation
• Indians of North America > Government relations
• Self-determination, National > United States
• Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972 > Relations with Indians
• United States > Politics and government > 1953-1961

Genre/Form

• Conference papers and proceedings
• Congresses.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. xxxvi-xl) and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Harry Truman and Native America / Brian Hosmer -- Seeing and not seeing : American Indians in the Truman era / Frederick E. Hoxie -- Reflections on Philleo Nash, Harry Truman, and American Indians / Ken Hechler -- Dignity and decency : Father Peter Powell and American Indian relocation to Chicago / Doug Miller -- Harry S. Truman and immigration : a graphic essay based on the holdings of the Harry S. Truman Library / Raymond H. Geselbracht -- Native Americans and American Indian affairs during the Truman presidency / David E. Wilkins -- A worm's eye view of Indian claims litigation / Helen Hornbeck Tanner -- Termination, Indian lawyers, and the evolution of the Native American rights fund / John Echohawk -- Indian sovereignty and nation-building since termination / Ben Nighthorse Campbell -- Termination and the Menominee Restoration Act / Ada Deer -- Evading termination : Florida Indians during the Truman administration / Harry A. Kersey Jr -- Termination redux? : Seminole citizenship and economy from Truman to gaming / Jessica R. Cattelino.

ISBN

• 9781931112925 (pbk. : alk. paper)
• 1931112924 (pbk. : alk. paper)

LCCN

^^2009053232

OCLC

428023335

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library